Plus im Florence Looi in myanmar where villagers now have the task of rebuilding their homes and salvaging their farmland destroyed by the flooding. Reporter a sport invented in canada nicknamed murder board, makes its debut at the paraolympic panam games. The United NationsSecurity Council has unanimously adopted a resolution to identify those behind Chemical Attacks in syria. An agreement reached between the United States and russia paved the way for the resolution to pass. Attributing responsibility for poison gas attacks in syria could pave the way for action by the Security Council. The council has threatened consequences for such attacks which could include sanctions. The Syrian Ambassador responded. Translator syria has upheld its commitments to the convention and resolution 2118 of 2013. [ inaudible ] has cooperated in all ways and positively dealt with this issue. All of this in spite of the ter shl challenges of an extremely challenging and complex security situation. This is a result of the positions of enemy of certain regional and international parties. All right. Lets go to our correspondent who has been monitoring events at the u. N. Security council for us. A very rare moment it seems, gabriel, were having a unanimous resolution on syria, and no vetoes or interventions to obstruct it from the permanent members. Thats absolutely right. The u. N. Is often an organization that is very good at pointing out what the problems are, but often more hesitant to point blame on who was responsible. Now the u. N. Security council trying to change that with this unanimous vote and its important and very significant on multiple levels because it will be the first time that there has ever been an investigative body that will take up work looking at who is responsible for those Chemical Attacks in 2013. Its important to note the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons an organization based at the hague and works closely with the underunhas already said that all signs point to the fact that chemical weapons were used. But that organization did not have a mandate to point any sort of blame, and that has been a point of contention and thats why the United States primarily has been working behind the scenes for many months now to come up with this resolution that was unanimously drafted and just recently got the support of russia. Lets here from u. S. Ambassador to the u. N. Samantha power on what she had to say moments ago in the Security Council chambers. Until we adopted todays resolution there was no mechanism to take the obvious next step determining who was involved in such attacks. Even when there were obvious signs pointing to the parties responsible, investigators were not empowered to point the finger. Pointing the finger matters. Imagine for a moment if we asked an Investigative Team to determine whether certain atrocities occurred such as rapes, tortures or executions, but did not ask that team to determine who was involved in such brutal attacks. As we all know that ties the perpetrator to the action and that is essential to accountability and helping prevent future abuses from occurring. You heard a little bit of what the Syrian Ambassador to the u. N. Had to say, but i want to also say a little bit more. He was offered to give some comments and he started by actually pointing out that it was the United States that first used Nuclear Weapons in japan, sort of a jab at the United States there, but he also again reaffirmed that the Syrian Government has nothing to do in his words, with these Chemical Attacks. He said they would cooperate fully in the investigation. But it is going to be a difficult investigation. The facts are very much in dispute. The situation on the ground in syria is very difficult, so it will be now left up to this Investigative Committee to start their work to figure out who is really responsible for this. And at this stage, gabriel, do we have any idea as to when this Investigative Committee will begin its work. Is it already formed or is it due people are due to be appointed to it . The time line is pretty aggressive, at least for the start of it. It will now go to ban kimoon who will have 20 days to come up with any recommendations on how this investigative body will be set up. After they begin their work they will have 90 days to present their first report. That doesnt necessarily mean that that will be the final report. It will just been the initial findings that they have up until that point. So were looking at months away at least until we start to hear from this body . It could be longer than that as well. It took the opcw over a year just to do their fact finding to actually figure out that they said that there were chemical weapons used in syria, so pointing blame will be much more controversial, much more difficult, so again, it will be months at least until we hear. Okay. Gabriel, thank you very much indeed. We stay with the syrian situation, because there seems to be signs that the Syrian Government is looking for some kind of diplomatic way to end the war. Now its foreign minister has paid a rare visit to the gulf for the first time in four years. He met his ammonny counterpart. Syrian state News Agencies said the pair talked about constructive efforts to end the war. He has a history of relations with syrias close ally iran. And activists in syria reporting that isil has kidnapped 230 civilians including 60 christians. They were taken in the town in Homs Province. Isil captured the town overnight from Syrian Government forces. Many of the christians were there seeking refuge after fleeing flighting further north in aleppo province. Lets go to iraq now and several protests are planned across the country within this hour we believe as anger mounts against the government. Iraqis are demanding action over a lack of basic Services Including clean water. Many say the countrys tap water is undrinkable. They are also frustrated by repeated blackouts especially during the current heat wave. Power shortages have plagued the country for years. Demonstrators blame the government for Poor Public Services and say iraqs oil wealth is being misspent through widespread corruption. They are also concerned about falling fuel prices and job security. Analysts say iraq is struggling to attract Foreign Investment and to diversify a way from oil. Joining us on the line from the city of basra is the chairman of the parliamentary block. What are you saying to these thousands of people a growing number every day in iraq who are demonstrating against the poor conditions in which you and your government are expecting them to live . Well take you very much. And good evening. It is very clear that those people who are demonstrating for basic services because as they claim the successive governments have failed to deliver the basic services for people and the situation now is [ inaudible ] because the temperature is very hot and certain areas are deprived of water and electricity. The situation in [ inaudible ] is also deteriorating as far as the security situation is concerned, and we do know very well that the government is facing very big challenges starting with isil and the falling prices of the oil, that makes the iraqi economy also unable to face these big of challenges. What kind of pressure sorry to jump in there. But what kind of pressure is your block in parliament what kind of pressure are you bringing to the government. Because clearly people are very dissatisfied and it sounds as though with good reason. There are three ministers representing our block in the cabinet. We agreed that the performance of [ inaudible ] has not reached the expected level that people would like to to see, and we feel that although they are giving their best but the demands are very high and the situation, as i said is deteriorating, so we dont expect the government to work miracles in the situation. However, we said that we are cooperative with abadis government if he would like to have our ministers or even there are some other blocks who said that their ministers will deliver their [ inaudible ] that the the cooperation of these ministers will solve the problem. It sounds very much as though drastic action needs to be taken at this particular moment. You are experiencing record temperatures arent you . Were talking about possibly 60 degrees centigrade down where you are. What kind of dramatic action do you think needs to be done . For instance buying in power that clearly the government as it stands isnt able to provide. Well i think the government cannot solve these problems because the problem of power has been with iraq since 2003 even before that even during saddams time. It was a consistent problem, because most of the infrastructure of iraq was destroyed by the Coalition Forces when there was a war in iraq the american coalition. The problem is these three governments that have ruled iraq since 2003, have not succeeded in solving this problem, the problem of power. Thats why people are accusing the government of not bringing those people to accountability in the previous ministry. They say they failed to provide power or to succeed in providing power for people. Why should they continue on their course. So this is one way to persuade people that this government they can divide iraq is to bring people into accountability. So ask those corrupted ministers, why you have failed to provide basic services that people are expecting. People are asking where is their money . Its the governments role to answer these questions, and put an end to the corruption to practice pressure on the parties who have havent suggested or assigned ministers who are incapable of running their ministry, and even solving the problems the previous problems that were inherited by the former government. All right. Thank you very much indeed for taking the time to talk to us here on al jazeera. Three people have been killed and ten others have been wounded in a fourhour gun fight between police and kurdish fighters in southeastern turkey. Violence has flared between the two groups in recent weeks, wrecking an already fragile peace process. One of the towns at the center of the conflict is where Bernard Smith now reports. Reporter evening is usually the busiest time of the day here. As the sunsets the streets would fill with shoppers. The cafes come alive with gossip. But this kurdish town is in the middle of a nout break of fighting between Turkish Security forces and the separatistskurdistan workers party, the pkk. The major from the Democratic Party fears a return to the 1990s when the Turkish Military launched a major crack downon pkk havens here and in iraq. This is like a ghost town. Now the shops have started closing early. People are anxious about what is happening. They dare not go out. There isnt a soul around at night. Reporter on some nights the Security Forces battle the pka affiliated youth groups young men and women who might once have gone to the mountains as pkk fighters. Turkish Security Forces are burning positions in forests. Its part of what the turkish government says is a brood offensive against all threats to its security including isil and the pkk. Dotted across these mountains you can see areas where smoke is rising. Thats where there has been fighting between the Turkish Military and the pkk. A spokesman for turkish president says that these renewed assaults on the pkk are in selfdefense. He says that despite promises made in the peace process, the pkk has failed to disarm. The mayor told us that knock on almost any door here and you will find someone connecteded to the pkk a group listed as a terrorist organization in the u. S. Europe and turkey. This man has one son in jail and a second in the mountains. Translator its better not to fight. Look even the pkk sometimes say its better to make politics. They want to find a solution with a pen, not by using guns but if you keep killing, i also have to show my fists. Reporter attacks blamed on the pkk have killed at least 16 members of the Turkish Security forces. Here a roadside bomb killed three soldiers. The increase in violence is raising fears of a return to a conflict that claimed 40,000 lives over 30 years. Bernard smith, al jazeera, southeastern turkey. Still to come on this al jazeera news hour. The times they are a changing in north korea at least as the government announces the creation of its very own time zone. And its not a sweet life in beehives these day. Well tell you about germanys Green Mission to help the Bee Population stay above. China. [ cheers and applause ] reporter and in sport, china has been named the host of the 2019 basketball world cup. Details coming up in a little while with suna. Now fighters in central mali have attacked an hotel. The hotel is often used by pilots who work with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in mali. A powerful truck bomb has killed at least 15 people and injured more than 240 others in afghanistan. It happened close to an army compound in the capitol kabul. This is the fourth attack in afghanistan in two days. Jennifer glass now reports. Reporter the explosion was so big it could be heard all around the capitol. This man says he was at home in bed when the truck exploded across the street. Translator most of the people were injured with flying glass. There was glass everywhere. Everything was full of dust and smoke. They put me in a car and brought me here. It was a very bad explosion. Reporter he said the blast in the middle of the night didnt differentiate between rich and poor. The dead and injured were mainly civilians, hospitals were inundated. Im here since quite long time and i never seen Something Like that. It was no stopping of people coming and coming and coming. We were afraid at a certain point we could not manage anymore. Reporter the United Nations recently said civilian casualties are at a record high with nearly 5,000 afghans killed or injured in the First Six Months of this year. For afghan Security Forces the losses are even higher with more than 11,000 dead and injured in the first half of 2015. Theres been renewed violence across afghanistan at a delicate political time. Taliban tease talks were derailed last week after the taliban announced the death of its leader. They are now divided over who should succeed him. The president has called it once of the worst attacks ever against civilians. Jennifer glas al jazeera, kabul. A gang armed with machetes has hacked a secular blogger to dout in bangladesh. He is the fourth blogger to be murdered there since the start of the year. He was killed after the gang broke into his apartment thats according to the Bangladesh Blogger and activist network. He was critical of religion. Flood warnings are in place in myanmars southern delta region. The president is urging people in lowlying areas to move to Higher Ground but in some parts of the country flood waters are beginning to rescreed. Florence looi reports. Reporter this is what greeted this man when he returned home after the flood waters receded. Buried under the debris is what used to be his house in a village in the west. Translator i was poor but now i have nothing left. Even my house is no more. Reporter some 40 other homes in this village have also been damaged. Translator at first the water kept coming slowly slowly, then all of a sudden it was very high. Reporter but there are no fatalities here because monks from a nearby monastery sent boats to ferry people no safety. Floods are common during the monsoon season but this is the worst they have experienced. There are similar scenes of destruction along the road and people think it will take them months before they can clear the debris. The army has been deployed to help in some areas, but their equipment is basic. The floods have affected more than a million acresover farmland. There is a concern there may be a shortage of rice. This woman and her husband are farmers. Their small warehouse was sub merged they are trying to salvage stock. Translator we dont have enough food. My fields have been destroyed and now im in debt. Reporter local groups National Ngos and the government have been distributing relief packs. Food and more critically clean drinking water. But in this village, aid hasnt yet arrived. Access by road was only reopened the day before. The people here say they need help and they need it soon. Florence looi al jazeera, myanmar. And myanmars Opposition Leader warning the government not to use the floods to undermine the upcoming general election. She pointed to a controversial 2008 referendum which was overshadowed by a cyclone, and raised questions about the validity of its results. North korea has announced the creation of its own time zone. Next week clocks there will go back 30 minutes. The government says it eradicates the legacy of japans colonial rule over what was once a united korea. Reporter the special announcement was made on state television. Next week north korea will follow its own unique time zone. North and south korea have maintained the same time as japan, since the countrys control of the peninsula. Translator japanese imperialist committed such impardonable crimes while trampling do